There’s only one known instance of a church losing its tax-exempt status because it violated the Johnson Amendment, but ...

The Rev. L.K. Floyd believes church leaders should have the liberty to speak to their congregations and support certain ...

The rule was introduced by former President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1954 when he was serving as the U.S. Senate majority leader.

Churches and other houses of worship can endorse political candidates without risking the loss of their tax-exempt status, the Internal Revenue Service said in a legal document the tax-collection ...

The Johnson Amendment has been used to chill free speech in churches. The IRS finally changed the rule in a recent decision.

Republicans have run the table with religious voters. This Religious Left leader says Democrats can now fight for faith ...

In court filings July 7, the IRS has largely backed down on a decades-old rule that barred churches from engaging in ...

The IRS says pastors who endorse political candidates from the pulpit should not have to risk losing their tax-exempt status.

The policy change reverses a ban on endorsing or opposing candidates by religious organizations known as the Johnson ...

The IRS said in a court filing that churches whose pastors endorse political candidates from the pulpit shouldn't lose their ...

The IRS made clear that its revised interpretation still prohibits all non-profits from “participating” or “intervening” in a ...

A reinterpretation of a tax rule signals that houses of worship may now be able to endorse political candidates without losing tax-exempt status.